CONTENTS 



PAGE. 



Preface 



Introduction 5 



The Skeleton 8 



The column of the Vertebrae — The Spinal column 

 — The Neck — The function of the Hind legs — The 

 function of the Fore legs— Comparative value of the 

 different Bones and Joints. 



The angular combinations of the Bones 10 



The position of the Hind legs 13 



The position of the Fore legs 19 



The proportions of the Fore and Hind legs 24 



The examination of the Horse from front anc" from behind 27 



Suggestions to the purchaser of a Horse 54 



Description of the most common Blemishes on the Legs . . 69 

 *' " " '* '• on the Fore Legs 69 



" «' " *•' " on the Hind Legs 74 



The Age of the Horse 78 



Rarey's and Rockwell's Methods of Training Young 



or Obstinate Horses 81 



Introduction — False views of the habit of horses 

 to smell at unaccustomed objects —Funda- 

 mental Rules of Rarey's system — Application 

 of Rarey's principles for wild and shy Horses — 

 Rarey's method of training obstinate Horses — The 

 handling of untrained Horses — Putting the halter on 

 the Colt — To train the Colt to go at the side of a 

 trained horse— To tie the young horse without its 

 pulling at the halter — Bridle pulling — Putting on 

 the Bit— To get the Colt used to the bit— The Bitting 

 bridle — Bitting the Colt — Saddling the Horse — 

 Mounting the Horse — Riding the Horse, after Rarey 

 —Riding the Horse, after Rockwell— Breaking 



